FIG Commission 10 - Construction Economics and Management

Work Plan 2011-2014

Original work plan in .pdf-format

Title

Construction Economics and Management

Mr. Robert Sinkner, Chairperson of Commission 10.

Terms of reference

• Construction economics including Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Cost Engineering and Management, Estimating and Tendering (Bidding)
• Commercial management including Procurement, Risk Management and Contract Law for construction and non construction activity
• Construction Law and Negotiation
• Project and programme management including Planning / Scheduling

Mission statement

The mission of Commission 10 is:

• To advance the professional practice of surveyors working in all disciplines of Construction Economics, Commercial Management and Project Management
• To research and identify “best practice” of surveyors working in different cultures and economies
• Broaden the activity from “British” part of the world to Middle and East Europe, Asia and Africa etc.
• To bring greater focus to commercial and project management.

General

In the term of office 2011-2014 Commission 10 will focus on:

• Construction technologies, methodologies and liveable cities
• Improving conditions in informal settlement with innovative construction methodologies
• Large size construction management support by surveyors
• Green Management, Green Contracts and Procurement
• Sustainable housing, “green building” programmes and indexes
• Innovative house building and mass customisation in housing
• Whole Life Cycle Assessment
• Publicising and promoting the work of surveyors to the public, particularly young people, governments and non-governmental organisations, and enhance its perception of the value of surveyors and the services that they deliver

Working Group 10.1 - Construction Economics

Policy Issues

• Map skills and knowledge process for both Quantity Surveyors and Building Surveyors
• Research current practice in differing cultures and economies to develop and publish generic guidelines as to “best practice”
• To monitor and, if possible, join and contribute to research projects being carried out by others.
• Minority and gender issues and enhancing representation of under-represented groups.

Chair

Ms. Sara Wilkinson University of Melbourne AUSTRALIA E-mail: Sara.Wilkinson[at]uts.edu.au

Specific projects

• To work with other Commissions to support their work on the technical and cost issues of affordable housing and associated matters in developing and emerging economies
• To support and monitor the Commission’s attention to all minority interest issues.

Publication(s)

• Report at each FIG working week outlining activity and progress

Working Group 10.2 - Commercial Management

Policy Issues

• To study, analyse and compare different procurement models and publish generic guidelines as to “best practice”.

Chair

Specific projects

• To work with other Commissions to support their work on the procurement of infrastructure and affordable housing in developing and emerging economies.

Publication(s)

• Report at each FIG working week outlining activity and progress.

• To describe and compare different Project Management methods and publish generic guidelines as to “best practice”
• To describe and detail a “best practice” model for the successful management of multi-project programmes in both developed and developing economies.

• A review of and comparison of construction procurement-Europe, and a different procurement policy
• A comparison and analysis of the methods of design, procurement and construction of buildings and their engineering installation

• Report at each FIG working week outlining activity and progress. 

Policy Issues

• To describe and compare different Green Management methods and publish the green project worldwide

Chair

Specific projects

• A comparison and analysis of the classical and “green” methods of design, procurement and construction of buildings, building towns

Publications

• Report at each FIG working week outlining activity and progress.
   

Co-operation with other Commissions and organizations

• All FIG Commissions and their project from economic and management point of view.

Co-operation 7. Co-operation with United Nation Organisations, Sister Associations and other Partners

• International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) - Memorandum of Understanding, to develop and increase effectiveness of mutual co-operation.
• Council of European Construction Economists (CEEC)
• African Associations of Quantity Surveyors (AAQS)
• Pacific Associations of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)

Calendar of Events

• Full participation in FIG Working Weeks (see schedule): 2011 Morocco, 2012 Rome, 2013 Abuja, 2014 Kuala Lumpur
• FIG Regional Conferences and strategic meetings.
• Annual Meeting of Commission 10 – Prague, 2012 or 2013
• Meetings of Sister Associations
• 11th South East Asian Survey Congress and 13th International Surveyor’s Congress 22-24 June, 2011, Malaysia

Commission Officers

Commission Chair

Mr. Robert Šinkner GEFOS a.s. Plánská 6 370 07 Ceske Budejovice CZECH REPUBLIC Tel. + 420 602 461 655 Email: sinkner[at]gefos.cz

Vice Chair of Administration and Communication

Mr. Tomas Beran, Ph.D. Technical Manager at GEFOS a.s. GEFOS a.s. Plánská 6 370 07 Ceske Budejovice CZECH REPUBLIC Email: tomas.beran[at]gefos.cz

Vice Chair and Chair of WG 10.1 - Construction Economics

Ms. Sara J Wilkinson University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Design Architecture and Building School of Built Environment Sydney AUSTRALIA Tel. + 61 3 8344 8733 Fax + 61 3 8344 0328 E-mail: Sara.Wilkinson[at]uts.edu.au

Vice Chair and Chair of WG 10.2 - Commercial Management

Vice Chair and Chair of WG 10.3 - Project and Programme Management

Vice Chair and Chair of WG 10.4 - Green Management

16 August 2011